The sun glared in his eyes as he awoke the next morning, with a killer headache, which faded as he sat up and looked beside him on the bed at Yuna. Her arms were entwined around his waist, and as he moved she snuggled against him and her grip tightened. When he stood, he promptly sat right back down again as pain shot through his head. His groan of pain must have woken Yuna up, because her arms reached up and wrapped around his neck, and she kissed the back of his neck, right behind his ear. He tried to stand when the pain lessened a little, and he succeeded as he moved about to get dressed. Yuna remained in bed and fell back asleep.
'Wake up sleepyhead,' Tidus said, cuddling up to Yuna, who rolled over sleepily.
She groaned in protest ass he lifted her up and set her on the floor. A few minutes later, she was going downstairs after getting dressed. Tidus's parents were standing in the kitchen with Lulu, who was glaring at them. They glared at her as she walked into the kitchen.
'Where's our son? He didn't come home last night, and we figured he'd be over here with you,' Sir Jecht yelled angrily.
Everyone knew that Tidus's father beat him on a regular basis. Only the love of his friends kept him from suicide, ridding the world of his presence.
'He stayed here last night. He passed out from exhaustion after the summoning, and I had to drag him here. It was closer than your house,' Yuna told him.
'Fine. But he's coming home with us, now.' Jecht said. Lulu stepped forward.
'Sir Jecht,' she said coldly, 'why do you beat him? You even stabbed him once. That time, we barely saved him. A few more minutes and he would have been dead.'
'What makes you think I did all those things to him? He gets picked on at school and beat up.' Sir Jecht said angrily.
'That is improbable. To fight in the temple where he is schooled is a crime against Yevon. To do so would get you strung up in the square and beaten with a stick in front of all the village.' Her eyes began to crackle, glowing with dark energy. Her hands rose, glowing with black power.
'If you EVER lay your hands on him again, Yevon help me, you won't live long enough to see the things I do to defile your corpse after your soul is gone.' Her hand gestured towards Jecht, and him and his wife flew out the door.
Three days later…Tidus shoved some clothes into a bag on his bed. Jecht entered the room, and his body tensed.
'Finally going on your pilgrimage, eh?' he asked.
'Yeah. What do you care?' he answered coldly.
'Well… I wanted to ask you… if I could travel with you… maybe redeem myself…' his shoulders dropped. Tidus smiled coldly.
'That wouldn't be a good idea. You see, I'm not supposed to talk with you. If Lu found out that I was, I'd probably be strung up by my ankles. She would do the same thing if I tried to take you with me. But, I'll tell her you asked.' Jecht left the room, and immediately came back in, a look of pure terror on his face.
'Oh shit. Psycho psychic bitch heard,' he said, grabbing his pack and running out the door. He ran into an angry Lulu, who grabbed him by his ear and dragged him down the stairs.
'Lu, I didn't mean to stay so long. I was packing some extra clothes.' He explained to her.
'But you did. Yuna was worried that he might have killed you. Why did he look so sad when he left your room?' she asked innocently. He told her reluctantly that Jecht wanted to travel with them, and a look of fury crossed her face, and she turned back towards the house and her arms rose. Tidus yelled at her to stop, but she was beyond hearing him.
'As your summoner, I order you to stop!' he yelled at her. She paused long enough to glare at him, and continued to cast her spell. The spell oozed towards Jecht, and smacked him. He collapsed, and Lulu smirked. She looked back and saw Tidus glaring at her.
'It is just a small imagining spell. Since you obviously don't want me to kill him, he is now imagining that I am doing what I said I would do. It must feel horrible,' she said, grinning wickedly. Her grin faded under Tidus's glare. She walked away from him, mumbling under her breath. He walked towards the village square, where the rest of his guardians were waiting.
As he approached, Yuna looked at him sadly. She walked up to him and embraced him, her arms sliding around his neck as they kissed, her lips passionately pressing against his. They broke away when they heard the throat-clearing noise. 'What? It isn't like we're stripping each other.' Everyone looked away, embarrassed for gawking. Except for Lulu, who stared at him with a warning look, then walked over to him.
'I apologize for my earlier actions. They were uncalled for and I should've controlled myself. Sir Jecht my come if he wishes, but if you begin to complain, I reserve the right to say I told you so.' She bowed low, and turned to walk back to everyone, and they began to walk toward the dock, where their boat was waiting to take them to Kilika.
this is the last time i will ask before updating: who is going to guess what Yuna and Tidus are going to do next? free strawberry pocky to whoever guesses!